Atelier de Bronze Bonkoungou et Frère
Atelier de Bronze Bonkoungou et Frère
Atelier de Bronze Bonkoungou et Frère specializes in the traditional technique of lost wax bronze casting. The workshop leader, Issouf Bonkoungou learned the ancient technique from his father and from a retired master artisan by the name of Sissao Hamidou whom Ten Thousand Villages began purchasing from in 1996.
Mr. Hamidou was instrumental in the formation of the first artisan enterprise for bronze casting in the area, Antelier de Formation et de Promotion des Artisans in 2013 with aid from MCC Burkina Faso, a relief, development and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ. He continued training artisans in the craft and selling lost wax statues to Ten Thousand Villages until his retirement in 2021 when he passed the secure buying relationship on to Mr. Bonkoungou and Atelier de Bronze Bonkoungou.
.Ten Thousand Villages is the only advanced payment, bulk order buyer for Mr. Bonkoungou’s family and dozen other craftspeople working with him—fair trade has made a living wage possible in this marginalized area for more than two decades.
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Share the Gift Statue
Handcrafted in Burkina Faso1 reviewOriginal price $150.00 - Original price $150.00Original price$150.00$150.00 - $150.00Current price $150.00| /This statuette is handcrafted using the ancient lost wax method of casting bronze. Originating in the Middle East in the ninth century, lost wax is...
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Lost Wax Yoga Statue
Handcrafted in Burkina FasoNo reviewsOriginal price $150.00 - Original price $150.00Original price$150.00$150.00 - $150.00Current price $150.00| /One beautiful ancient practice reflects another. A dark bronze statute with green patina accents depicts a female in lotus pose with arms outstret...
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Storyteller Statue
Handcrafted in Burkina Faso1 reviewOriginal price $150.00 - Original price $150.00Original price$150.00$150.00 - $150.00Current price $150.00| /A gift your favorite bookworm will never forget! The bronze Storyteller Statue is handcrafted using the ancient lost wax method of casting bronze. ...
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Lost Wax Joy Statue
No reviewsOriginal price $99.99 - Original price $99.99Original price$99.99$99.99 - $99.99Current price $99.99| /Style the Lost Wax Joy Statue on a shelf or a stack of books to feature this millennia-old heritage craft called cire perdue or lost wax. This stat...
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Lost Wax Freedom Statue
1 reviewOriginal price $99.99 - Original price $99.99Original price$99.99$99.99 - $99.99Current price $99.99| /Bring a millennia-old crafting technique into your home with the Lost Wax Freedom Statue. This statue of a dancer in an arabesque, wearing blue col...
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